Donna:

“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.” Psalms 118:1

    In the beginning of the month Jorge and Jason made a trip up to Fundao to get a head start on some major projects.  They set up a small generator to get some power for basic necessities  such as phone charging, lights etc. 

  It was great timing as the grape harvesting season had begun early due to the very hot sunshine and temperatures held during the summer months. Jason harvested bucketfuls of grapes, quite a variety of them indeed and since then we have been brainstorming ways to make use of this abundance including grape jam, raisins, frozen grapes, grape pie, as well as sharing them with neighbors and friends. They are sooo sweet and planning to go back to get more soon! Also plenty of plums which serve well for plum preserves!

  It has been a birthday galore month! Sweet Isabel is now 8 and has grown in stature by leaps and bounds this past year. Joana has been busy as ever this season, a veritable globetrotter, performing in her myriad of artistic elements.! Jason has left the teenage years and  moved on to his 20’s! He is enjoying his last weeks of summer holiday and helping dad with the farm work at times. Jorge has grown older and wiser and we thank God that he has reached this season of life with so much good health, vision and energy to spare! He is excited for the new off-grid farm project and all the new videos waiting to be recorded in the months to come!

  August has been great for a getaway holiday to restore the spirit and relax before a new work phase begins. Eman and family were  blessed to spend time with Philip and Julie at Phil’s place.and all the amazing nature of their home and surrounding areas! The four  young cousins, Zac, Riley, Isabel and Aurora had a great time together from  what we hear  Gabriel is back from Turkey where he got to explore the Bosphorus  region with Selan. He is now back home  and just in time indeed.! He was able to secure the fort in the face of Severe Typhoon Saola. This signal 10+ storm had speeds of 185 Km/hr at its center and was 30 km  from Macau at its closest moment. Thankfully it passed quickly, leaving its path of destruction behind. Thankfully, we suffered minimal damage from a broken glass window and lots of fallen tree branches. The storm  has passed and now clean up has begun. 

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An that is all for now. Thank you for the time reading this. Love and prayers. Mom and dad